PORTSMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL: SEAVIEW

A man stares past the camera. His eyes light up in such a way that you know he's seeing the buildings surrounding him for what they once were. He reminisces of a time where "knobbly knee" competitions were the highlight of the day, and families visited for breaks full of rest and relaxation. For the Mosney centre, once a Butlins resort on the Irish coast, now has a very different occupation as a centre for asylum seekers.

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TIFF 2009: VENGEANCE

The film follows Costello (Johnny Hallyday), a lonely father who has just lost his stepson and two grandchildren from a gangland hit - his daughter is badly hurt in the attack. Upon arriving in Hong Kong he immediately goes to work in discovering who is responsible for his family’s deaths - first by learning what the police had already uncovered about the attack and then questioning his daughter about the people that attacked her. This is done in a manner that is vaguely reminiscent to Diving Bell and the Butterfly, where they communicated silently by pointing at words on a newspaper.

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TIFF 2009: BUNNY AND THE BULL

Bunny and the Bull is a quirky comedy about Stephen Turnbull (Edward Hogg), a man who hasn’t left his house in almost a year and has organized his life to an extremely precise schedule. But because of a mice infestation that destroys his routine, he is forced to revisit the last time he really ventured out of the house with his best friend Bunny, on a cross continent adventure. The film is ridiculously hilarious, with an imaginative art style that should not be missed by fans of unusual British comedies.

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THE TIMES BFI 53rd LONDON FILM FESTIVAL: FANTASTIC MR. FOX PRESS CONFERENCE

Opening night of The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival saw the world premier of Wes Anderson's interpretation of Fantastic Mr. Fox, bounding onto the screen in all of it's red carpet glory. Adapted from the original popular children's book by Roald Dahl, the film employed stop-motion animation techniques to great effect, bringing the story to life. With a selection of some of Hollywood's finest as voice actors, this superbly visual delight is scattered with great dialogue and tremendous wit, ensuring audiences everywhere will be enthralled by the tale.

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TIFF 2009: AIR DOLL

The film is centered on an air doll, Nozomi, that gains the ability to move and think for herself. Through her newly acquired life she attempts to discover the outside world and find her purpose in life.

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